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2 January 2022 1173 comments
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Sunday’s Premier League action continues at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea host Liverpool.

Kick-off is at 16:30 GMT.

The big team news is that Romelu Lukaku is not in Thomas Tuchel’s matchday squad.

The 28-year-old has scored in his last two Premier League appearances but found himself at the centre of a controversy this week after an interview was broadcast in which he said he was unhappy with his role at Stamford Bridge.

As a result, the Belgian forward has been dropped, with Mason Mount, Kai Havertz and Christian Pulisic lining up in the attacking positions.

At the back, Andreas Christensen and Reece James are out, while Jorginho and Callum Hudson-Odoi are substitutes, with N’Golo Kante and Kai Havertz amongst those coming in.

For Liverpool, they make three changes from Gameweek 20, as Alisson, Joel Matip and Roberto Firmino miss out after suspected positive Covid tests, in addition to manager Jurgen Klopp who won’t be at today’s game.

That means Caoimhin Kelleher starts in goal, with Ibrahima Konate and James Milner also featuring in the starting XI.

GAMEWEEK 21 LINE-UPS

Chelsea XI: Mendy, Chalobah, Silva, Rudiger, Azpilicueta, Kante, Kovacic, Alonso, Mount, Havertz, Pulisic

Subs: Kepa, Jorginho, Saul, Barkley, Hudson-Odoi, Ziyech, Sarr, Vale, Hall

Liverpool XI: Kelleher, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, van Dijk, Tsimikas, Fabinho, Henderson, Milner, Salah, Mane, Jota

Subs: Adrian, Keita, Gomez, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jones, Beck, Williams, Morton, Pitaluga

  1. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    What a game!! Proper blood and thunder footy!!!

  2. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Wow

  3. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Now I remember why I benched TAA...

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Because he got an assist

    2. MikeS
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Must have been drunk?

    3. Milk, 1 Šuker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      This

    4. Patron
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      2 more goals conceded and we won actually hehe

  4. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    If Gary Neville could stfu that would be great.

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Turn the sound off? Just saying. 😀

    2. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Going through his gutteral repotoire

    3. Sheffield Wednesday
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      I'd love someone other than Beglin

      1. Duke Silver ☑
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        All Neville is contributing to the game is the sounds of a cat in heat.

  5. EDUARDO DA SILVA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Croats on fire

    1. Over Midwicket
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Er..

    2. CRO KLOPP
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      CROvacic and Pulišić

  6. JBG
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    What a game this is.

  7. Over Midwicket
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    What is that in goal for Liverpool?

    1. MikeS
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Lmao

  8. thegaffer82
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    What a game this has been so far.
    Proper blood & thunder game of footy

    1. Milk, 1 Šuker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Snap! See abovr

      1. thegaffer82
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        Touché sir

  9. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    One clean sheet so far this GW

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Clean sheet, what is that?

    2. Philosopher's Stones
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Show off

    3. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      And I benched it (Reguilon)

  10. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Tyler & Neville puddles under them.

  11. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Even the Pulisic punt pays off!

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Blimey, along with Mac Allister and Lanzini you must have a superb score!

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        Someone out there has these incredibly bizarre punts I bet lol

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 9 days ago

          Gordon did

  12. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    This is wild

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Electrifying stuff

  13. La Roja
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Insane game

  14. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Liverpool can't keep attempting to defend like this...

    Too chaotic, again...

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      I can't understand it I really can't

  15. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    What a wonderful game

  16. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Some character by Chelsea this.
    Starting to regret getting Robertson on WC!

    1. Zenith UK
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Why regretting Robbo?

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        Liverpool conceding 2 like that

        1. Zenith UK
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 9 days ago

          Robbo isn’t on?

  17. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    To hell with HT just keep playing

    1. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      To hell with FPL points just enjoy the game !

  18. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Hands down the best half of football I’ve seen this season. This could be anything!

  19. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Love it when a game is so good I don't even care about fpl points.

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      THIS

    2. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      That never happens always one eye open

  20. Ginkapo FPL
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Hardly good football though, mistakes everywhere

    1. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      You are a miserable monkey aren’t you

      1. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        Attention seeker

    2. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Try Serie A. You’ll like that

    3. Marvin.
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      This hasn't gone down terribly well has it.

      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        What do you mean?

        1. Marvin.
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 9 days ago

          Fair enough.

        2. thegaffer82
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 9 days ago

          Don’t pretend you don’t see the upticks 🙂

    4. CRO KLOPP
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Yes,two mistakes,goal post is too wide (kovacic goal),and Salah is the biggest Chelsea mistake

  21. 1-1 at Newcastle
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    FFS Creaking lol

  22. Lord of Ings
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    What a game.
    So so good

  23. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    WHAT A GAME!!!!

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Brilliant stuff

  24. Zenith UK
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    FPL need to take that assist off of Jota. Absolute joke they’re classing that as an assist!

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      You need to read the rules.

      1. Zenith UK
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        If an opposing player touches the ball after the final pass before a goal is scored, significantly altering the intended destination of the ball, then no assist is awarded. Should a touch by an opposing player be followed by a defensive error by *another opposing outfield player* then no assist will be awarded. If the goal scorer loses and then regains possession, then no assist is awarded.

        I feel like the starred phrase is new this year. I’ve never seen a defensive error lead to an assist. Always rebounds etc but never a defensive error

    2. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      read the rules then watch the clip

    3. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Basically, the new rules are, if you are on the same pitch and you kicked it within a few minutes of a goal being scored, you can have the assist.
      Jota was on the field, and he kicked it.
      Boom! Assist

    4. Patron
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Lol

    5. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Move on

  25. jack88
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    How the hell that was Alonso assist?

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Deemed to have shot.

    2. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      shot on target

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        Why wouldn't it be. Free kick was going in. Save & shot directly from rebound goes straight in.

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 9 days ago

          Fair reply, not for you sorry.

    3. Over Midwicket
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Hahaha

    4. Zenith UK
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Shot forced save from keeper

    5. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Shot > Goal from rebound. One of the easier ones to call to be honest.

  26. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Only winner here is City lol

    1. Weilong7
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Indeed

  27. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    this is all down to Milner needlessly giving that free kick away that led to their 1st goal.

  28. Bishopool
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    LOL. Like playing FIFA

  29. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Wait, Alonso got that assist? Lol how?

    1. Zenith UK
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Shot forced save. Always been case. Same with hitting woodwork from a shot

    2. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Assists are given at random this season, new rule

  30. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Need a lie down after all that.